Title: Coffee & Tea: A Hundred Day Challenge

Series: Axis Powers Hetalia

Pairing: America & England; one-sided Canada & England (not really, but if you squint…)

Rating: K

Genre: Angst, Family

Warning: Human Names

Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction by a fan for fans. Axis Powers Hetalia rightfully belongs to Hidekaz Himaruya.

Author's Note: Thank you for the reviews and for adding this story to your favourites/alerts, guys! APH 100 Day Challenge was made by kimchi71399.

Day 12: The Nightmare That Came True

As Arthur read a book, Alfred laid down beside him with his stuffed rabbit doll. Alfred had his own room but whenever Arthur was visiting, Alfred always slept beside him. Alfred had nightmares and Arthur always felt guilty whenever he left because of it.

"Aaarthur…" Alfred called and tugged at Arthur's shirt.

"Yes, love?" Arthur responded, placing a hand over Alfred's head but not tearing his eyes from his book.

Alfred frowned; he didn't like it when Arthur didn't pay his full attention towards him. He tugged harder at Arthur's shirt and he hadn't stopped until Arthur sighed and placed down his book.

"Yes, what is it, Alfred?"

Alfred beamed up immediately now that he had Arthur's full and undivided attention. "I has a question."

Arthur let his grammatical error slide because he knew they were going to end up spending the entire night about it. He stroked the boy's head with his hand and looked down at him, "Yes, what is it, lad?"

"Do you get a nightmares?" Alfred asked, his blue eyes wide with curiosity.

"Of course, I do." Arthur answered truthfully with a small nod, "Everyone does."

"Really?" Alfred gasped, his eyes going wider as he sat up, now embracing Arthur. "What is your nightmares about, Aaarthur?"

Arthur let out a sigh and held Alfred closer to him, he only had one constant nightmare lately and it was one of the worst ones. Just remembering those nightmares would make him freeze and sweat in cold and fear of it ever coming true.

"Aaarthur?"

"It's… I… My nightmares are about you hating me." Arthur answered truthfully and immediately, Alfred pounced on him, embracing him tightly.

"NO!" Alfred cried, holding on to Arthur. "I love you, Aaarthur! I'll never hate you! We'll always be together forever and ever and I'll love you forever and ever."

Arthur smiled as he embraced the boy in his arms. It made his heart melt and he knew he could trust Alfred. There was only one person he could trust completely in the world and that was Alfred. "Shh… Don't cry. I know you won't. It's just a nightmare, it's not real nor true. Calm down, Alfred."

"I don't likes you having bad nightmares like that." Alfred sniffed, pouting. "It's stupid. I love you forever and ever."

"I know, Alfred, I know." Arthur whispered as he rubbed his hand on Alfred's back. "And I'll love you forever and ever, too."

Alfred grinned and let out an excited squeal, holding tightly onto Arthur. Arthur broke into a grin, as well. Alfred was so adorable and he knew that babies never would tell a lie, he wasn't going to be alone anymore, now that he had Alfred.

xxxxx

"Man, Mattie, he won't even talk to me during a meeting." Alfred grumbled. He had dragged his brother with him right after one of their meetings and brought him to a small bar.

Matthew rolled his eyes; his brother could be so dense and stupid sometimes. And quite frankly, he was getting tired of him. Alfred would always drag him out for a drink and they would talk about how Arthur didn't even look at him during a meeting. As if Alfred didn't know he had done to earn Arthur's anger.

"I don't know what the hell his problem is." Alfred continued with a grumble. "He hates France but they always hang out with each other. There's China, too. I thought they hated each other but they do their weird tea parties. He should be happy I saved his ass."

Matthew finally had enough, with a sigh he stood up and walked towards the door. He didn't want to exchange words with his brother even after the hell he went through because of his actions, he would respect him because they were that—brothers and now, allies against the Axis.

"Matt? Aw, come back here, man." Alfred called, whining. "Are you gonna ignore me now, too? Geez. What is the problem with you guys? I saved your asses, we're going to win this war because I'm—"

"Shut up, Al." Matthew snapped before he could stop himself. "See? All you think about is yourself, you forget about the others."

"What part of I saved your ass don't you understand?" Alfred exclaimed, slamming his hand down on the table. "If I didn't think of you, any of you, you all would be—"

"I don't want to argue with you, Al, so forget it." Matthew said, trying to reel his anger back in. He let out a heavy breath, "I'm glad you saved Arthur. I really am, but this is our fight. It started in Europe and we're going to be the ones to end it."

"You?" Alfred grunted, "Since when were you apart of their stupid fights?"

"Since I didn't leave Arthur." Matthew snapped and this time, he couldn't stop himself. "I was always there for him and you know what? He wouldn't look at me because I remind him of a traitor. He won't speak to me because my voice sounds like poison. But I stayed there for him; I was the one who kept my promise. And you, you're the nightmare that came true."

THE END

Author's Note: First off, I suck at this 100-Day Challenge. I think I've gone past the 100 day limit but anyway, I'll still continue this. And forgive me for Matthew, I just love the thought of him being angry at Alfred for making Arthur hate him, too—I know this isn't what the history books say. XD

Anyway, thanks for reading and please leave a review!

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